Check this thread out : Logging level under maven surefire
There are a couple of things you can try. First, specify handlers in your logging.properties file by adding this line:
handlers = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler, java.util.logging.FileHandler
Second, you could add the logging.properties location to your pom.xml, like this:
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<systemProperties>
<property>
<name>java.util.logging.config.file</name>
<value>src/test/resources/logging.properties</value>
</property>
</systemProperties>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
Good luck!